'Bring Trader Joe's to Chillicothe, Ohio'

Local firefighter starts petition on Facebook to garner support

11:38 PM,
Jan. 18, 2013

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Evan Steele is such a big fan of the Trader Joe's grocery chain that he recently launched a grassroots campaign to convince the company to build one of its stores in his hometown.

On Christmas Day, the Chillicothe firefighter launched the "Bring Trader Joe's to Chillicothe, Ohio" page on Facebook. In less than a month, the page has garnered more than 600 "likes."

Steele, 33, said he got the idea from a Trader Joe's manager while visiting a store in Louisville, Ky. He created the page without the expectation that so many people would get on board so quickly. ...